- C h r i s t o p h
e r - E c c l e s h a l l -

maker,
dealer and repairer

Chris
originally trained as a violin maker with W. E. Hill and Sons
of Bond Street, London, who at the time were the number one violin company in
the world. Later he moved to Ealing Strings at Ealing Common,
London. During this time Chris still found time to make and repair guitars,
eventually becoming so busy he set up his own workshop and went into making
guitars full-time. British guitar makers were virtually unheard of at the time,
but now - many years later - Chris is well established as one of the world's
leading guitar makers.

Chris has
a hardcore of loyal customers who are 'hooked' on Eccleshall Guitars. Over the
years his customers have included Pete Townshend, Dave Davies, David
Bowie, Rory Gallagher, Paul Weller, Davey Arthur (Fureys),
Sweet, The Cure, The Levellers, New Order, The Alarm, This Picture, The Men
They Couldn't Hang, Steve Woodcock, Richard Stilgoe, Richard Digance...
and if we included repairs, modifications & setups the list would be much
longer... Echo & the Bunnymen's vintage Gibsons and Eric
Clapton's Blackie spring to mind...

All
instruments are custom-made with the emphasis on quality of sound, finish and
playability. They range from the straightforward and basic Junior LP,
which gives excellent value for money, to those customized in every detail,
style, design and finish to suit the customer's requirements.

Chris is
also well known for his solid bodied electric mandolins and has developed a
full range of modern flat-backed acoustic mandolins, mandolas and
bouzoukis. Guitar production is split uniformly between acoustic and
electric instruments.

Videos:

This is a clip of Chris, shaping the neck on a "335"-style bass guitar.

This bit is quite late on in the process, fine tuning the neck profile to the customer's specifications. Please note the wonderful pearl inlay on the headstock, cut by yours truly "the man behind the camera".

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